Area Golf Notes - Landfall hits goal again in Labor Day fundraiser

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Sep 11, 2013 at 8:01 PM

The Country Club of Landfall extended its Patriot Golf Day tradition Monday, raising more than $54,000.

By Brian MullBrian.Mull@StarNewsOnline.com

The Country Club of Landfall extended its Patriot Golf Day tradition Monday, raising more than $54,000 through a golfing marathon.Teeing off at dawn and finishing at dusk, the club’s professionals played 793 holes.Proceeds benefit the Folds of Honor Foundation, which provides scholarships and assistance for the families of soldiers who are disabled or killed in service. Founded in 2007 by Maj. Dan Rooney, Folds of Honor has awarded more than 3,800 scholarships. Rooney is a golf professional, course owner and F-16 pilot who served three combat tours in Iraq.Landfall members pledged a per hole or flat amount, enabling the club to surpass its goal of $50,000. The club has been recognized as a Top 25 contributor to Folds of Honor each of the last two years and generated more than $100,000 during that time.To donate or learn more, visit foldsofhonor.org.

Legendary instructor Peggy Kirk Bell will become the first woman in the Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame. A charter member of the LPGA, Bell is best known in the Carolinas as owner of Pine Needles Resort in Southern Pines, which played host to the U.S. Women’s Open on three occasions since 1996.She’s a respected teacher, and was a terrific player winning the first LPGA Senior Ladies Championship and participating on a Curtis Cup team.She’ll be officially inducted on Feb. 16, 2014, at the Greensboro Coliseum.

If your favorite golf course appeared less crowded in July, it probably was.Rounds played in July in North Carolina decreased 2.4 percent compared to July 2012 due in part to well-above normal rainfall amounts, according to PGA Performance Trak data. The all-around wacky weather around the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions this year has hurt participation and the bottom line at private and public clubs, according to the report.North Carolina is one of 23 states where rounds played are down more than 10 percent from last year.

Golfers hoping to play Pinehurst No. 2 before next summer’s U.S. Open doubleheader have an opportunity via an event created to raise money for two groups that preserve the Sandhills’ rich golf history.The inaugural Pinehurst Hall of Fame Holiday Classic is set for Nov. 30 at No. 2, and entry is open to the public for a $350 fee. Proceeds benefit the newly developed Pinehurst Hall of Fame as well as the Given Memorial Library and Tufts Archives, which is home to a plethora of Donald Ross artifacts, including original course sketches.A special optional overnight play & stay package has also been developed for those wishing to stay at the Pinehurst Resort following their round on No. 2. To register, call (910) 215-0587.